Comment on They just made the winning bid

ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I mean he’s not wrong, but the list of contractors capable of building roller coasters is very short and pretty well regulated. It’s not like Joe Shmoe from down the street is rolling steel forms.

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  • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    He just liked messing with the people in line who took the bait.

    “…wait, what do you mean?”

    “Well, think about it. When they decide who’s going to build it, they’re not going to pay more than necessary. They’ll pay as little as possible. I was looking at those bolts up there…”

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  • JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Now I’d be curious to see what kind of roller coaster Joe Shmoe from down the street would come up with. youtu.be/-IMTXPdvU2U

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  • rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There have been a number of wooden ones with very poor engineering

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  • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Big ones sure but what about the road-style ones you find at the small village funfairs?

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